Life Lesson #3 – Help!?! and Citizen Gulf
When I was called by a friend to do a Citizen Gulf benefit, hosted by Social Media Club Greensboro, show last week, I couldn’t resist. I never turn down a chance to help. I thought that I would be going, doing something nice, and going home. Little did I realize that I would be the one helped the most. Chuck Hester (twitter.com/@chuckhester) and Tammy Friedeck (twitter.com/@storyofme) taught me volumes with short talks. Tammy, a professional social media guru, taught me a few things....
Read MoreSinging our national anthem
I was honored to sing our national anthem tonight in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Grasshoppers baseball game. (www.gsohoppers.com) AMAZING feeling. The sound was top notch. I felt like John Legend in Yogi Berra’s body. Confident and secure, yet out of sorts and nervous. The echo was almost tear invoking. Also, my daughter’s first ballgame. A night of EPIC proportions. The Hoppers are a top notch organization, and i wanted to thank them for allowing me to serve in that...
Read MoreRecording
So yesterday I recorded the last bit of my new E.P. coming out soon. Yes, it’s been a long time since I went there, and I wanted to be done much sooner. Glad I waited. Justin Taylor and Zach Beane came and recorded on the record. My oh my. Let’s just say that they both provided some UNREAL help to me and this project. There were some great moments Tuesday and I was fortunate enough to have them on tape. Just amazing stuff. Zach’s stuff coming soon. You can find Justin Taylor...
Read MoreLife Lesson #2
I recently remembered a story I heard when I was a kid about a man named John Chapman. He lived from 1774-1845, and was a frontier man. He went west during a time of great uncertainty in our nation’s history. He made sure that he shared his faith with everyone that he encountered. Awesome man. This man had the foresight to know that many, many people would be going west like he did. He also knew that these people would need food, shelter and many others things on their journey. So...
Read MoreLife lesson #1
I have learned many lessons over the years, but the one that sticks out to me is one about self-reliance. Most people spend too many hours, days and even years making excuses for why they ‘can’t’. I am one of those people. It is way easier to do the task than to think of ways to get out of the task. This however involves a balance of can do attitude and humbleness. One can’t go around believing that they can move mountains with less than a mustard seeds sized...
Read MoreThe Hope of Spring
Today’s high: 74 farenheit. The warmest we’ve been all year. So many people out today from their hibernation. To me, this time of year speaks 2 things: Easter and Baseball. And since opening day this year lands on Easter, I will speak of baseball first, so I can talk about Easter, on Easter. People who know me well know that I am very passionate about baseball. I believe it to be one of only a handful of things that are uniquely American. It is heartbreaking, joyous,...
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